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Tourmaline from
Fall River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:River
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fall River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:941747
Long-form Identifier:1:3:941747:2
GUID (UUID V4):e6c8c958-2941-4f68-b88f-6bd83c9c05c8
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
19.6km (12.2 miles) Bayer's Lake pegmatites (north), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
20.6km (12.8 miles) Bayer's Lake pegmatites (south), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
32.9km (20.5 miles) West Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
33.3km (20.7 miles) Dunbrack mine, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
33.3km (20.7 miles) West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
52.7km (32.7 miles) Scheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
63.6km (39.5 miles) Walker Moly prospect (New Russell prospect), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
72.2km (44.9 miles) Reeves pit (Reeves tin pit), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
75.6km (47.0 miles) Beaverdam gold mine (Beaver Dam mine), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
79.7km (49.5 miles) Clarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
(701) 263-4644 E-Mall: ppeddler@metlgoshe.ndak.net FALL SALE EXTRAVAGANZA, 50% OR MORE OFF MANY ITEMS! OVERALL...Limited#. DJOPTASE on CHRYSOCOLLA: Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona: 1.6 to 2 Inch specimen of colorful emerald...each MANGANITE: Caland Pit, Atlkokan, Ontario, Canada: Top quality cabinet sized specimens (2x2 to 3x3...GREEN SMITHSONltE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Glla Co., Arizona: AHHH, an old favorlte come back to life...MINE: Rowley Mine, Painted Rook Mtns •• Marlcopa Co., Arizona: Clear golden w utfenite crystals and yellow
Book
AGeological History of the Maritime Provinces of Canada ATLANTIC GEOSCIENCE SOCIETY Digitized by the...Geological History of the Maritime Provinces of Canada Atlantic Geoscience Society At id NIMBUS PUBLISHING...Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., P.O. Box 9166, Halifax, NS_B3K SM8 Atlantic Geoscience Society Leslie...Designer: Neil Meister, Semaphor Design Company, Halifax, NS Printer: Gwen L. Martin, Krista L. McCuish...Patricia G. Gensel, Eldon George, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Peter Hacquebard, Stephen Horne, Eric
Journal (issue)
Hebden, Yorkshire, England, (formerly of Sambro, Nova Scotia) died suddenly Januaey 27th at the age of 66...the mineral collector may have two objectives; one co amass a great number of minerals selected for their...winds, runn ing waters a n d waves breaking against a co.1st are some of the major forces which have been...agen t o f transportation being running water, river borne sands are exceedingly common. The study of...to transportation over a considerable distance. River sands therefore vary much in their composition and
Book (edition)
a thou- sand localities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico where gems have been and can be found... *' ^ *D * D } '<&*=> 4B^ Diamond M Tourmaline ^P Ruby. Sapphire O Quartz crystal ^J^ Garnet...Maine and Florida. Still others are to be found in Canada and Mexico. What you cannot collect in person you...IOLITE SPHALERITE RUBY i^b TOPAZ CRYSTALS TOURMALINE CRYSTALS (Cro»$-$«ction ot righl) ^ \b7 CHRYSOBERYL...of unequal length. Into this domino-like system fall barite and topaz, often with considerable elaboration
Show/Event (guide)
31st Rochester Mineralogical Symposium Co-Chairmen - Steve Chamberlain, Al Mura Speaker Chairman - Steve...mineral inclusions and their photography. He is the co-author of the definitive book on inclusions in gemstones...advanced collector specializing in the minerals of Canada. He has been a frequent RMSexhibitor and participant...finest specimen of crystallized gold known from Canada. I t shows parallel development o f skeletal octahedra...represented is by four specimens of visible gold from Nova Scotia. Lacking specific locality documentation, they
Book (edition)
with morganite crystals and quanz, from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California...1410 Birchmoum Road Scarborough, Ontario MlP 2E7, Canada V.-\.'- NoSTRA.'-D Rrn,'HOLD AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD...ANT GEMSTONES The Feldspar Group, Spodumene, Tourmaline, Sodalite, Olivine (Peridot), Turquois, Prosopite... List of Illustrations Frontispiece. Drawing of tourmaline and morganite group 1. Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas...Newry, Maine 35. Large tourmaline crystal from Dunton mine, Newry 36. Tourmaline crystal termination, Dunton
Book (volume)
Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange...promising diamond fields being vigorously explored in Canada and the United States. Experts agree that in several...diamond-bearing kimberlite bodies, most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing...acknowledge assistance from Angie Alkema, Lakewood,CO; Dr. Joel E. Arem, Laytonsville, MD; Epp Aruja, Northwest...Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache, Englewood, CO; Larry Cohen, Oso Famoso, Ben Lomond, CA; Martin
Catalog/List
silicate of sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine Black prismatic xls imbedded in syenite...Christmas Dark green cleavages in andesite ........ . Canada Ontario, Verona ~rly pure dark greenish-black cleavable...00 2.50 mass APATITE Calcium chlorophosphate Canada Ontario, Hybla Green to reddish-brown crystal prisms...prisms in calcite matrix with minor pyroxene ..... Canada Ontario, Hybla Green to reddish-brown to dull brown...Lot 10-1" Fl. ARSENOPYRITE Iron sulfarsenide Canada Ontario, Anglesea Township ~rly pure gray metallic
Report (volume)
Geology: Bulletin, vol. 5, nos. 18-23. Berkeley, Cal. Canada, Geological Survey: Summary Report for 1908; and...Ont. Canada, Department of Mines, Mines Branch: Miscellaneous publications. Ottawa, Ont. Canada, Royal...Mining Journal, vol. 30. Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Carnegie Institution of Washington: Yearbook;...Fifth Biennial Report. Grand Forks, N. Dak. Nova Scotia Institute of Science: Proceedings and Transactions...vol. 12, pt. 1. Halifax, N. S. Nova Scotia, Mining Society of: Journal, vol. 13. Halifax, N. S. Ohio Geological
Book (volume)
Birchmount Road Scarborough, Ontario M1P 2E7, Canada Van Nostrand Reinhold Australia Pty. Ltd. 17 Queen...and Technical Surveys of the Geological Survey of Canada, while specific Canadian locality information was...IMPORTANT GEMSTONES The Feldspar Group, Spodumene, Tourmaline, Sodalite and Cancrinite, Olivine, Turquois,... Double refraction in calcite . Dichroism in tourmaline . Dispersion . Three diamond crystals CON BPW...Crystals of kunzite A gem pocket, Himalaya Mine Tourmaline crystals from California 119 120 1z2 following
Book (edition)
(continued on back flap) r 1° *o S = CO i 1 = o o = CO cvj Ma Civic Center Ge 549.973 MacFall... \ °* A DEMCO 38-297 KEY 4& Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^...permission of the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Toronto. Manufactured...to Maine and Florida. Still others are found in Canada and Mexico. Every state, as a glance at the list...resources. As old quarries become dumps, old mines fall into ruins and the developer's bulldozer obliterates
Report (volume)
zone-____-__-______________________________-------Varieties of tourmaline, by color of grains._______________________ Source...------3. Mean grain size of samples from the Fall River, Lakota, and Unkpapa Formations-____________...Page FIGURE 4. Sorting of sandstone from the Fall River and Lakota Formations __ ___________________...5. Comparison of mean grain size to sorting, Fall River and Lakota Formations___________-_____-__--_--__-_________...mean grain size of samples of sandstone from the Fall River and Lakota Formations ______ 7. Roundness of
Book (volume)
AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co ·vER North An1erican gems from the Michael 1\il...Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant red-orange...promising diamond fields being vigorously explored in Canada and the United States. Experts agree that in several...dia1nond-bearing kimberlite bodies, most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing...acknowledge assistance from Angie AJken1a, Lakewood,CO; Dr. Joel E. A.rem, Laytonsville, MD; Epp Aruja,
Report (issue)
Southern New Brunswick and Cape Breton Island, Canada ........................ S. M. Barr and C. E. White...Crustal Melting Beneath the Antigonish Highlands, Nova Scotia: Nd Isotopic Evidence a se and Tectonic Interpretations...Precambrian Plutons of the Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada.............. G. Pe-Piper, D. J. W. Piper...Southern New Brunswick, Canada...............C. E. White and S. M. Barr 9. The New River Belt: A Unique Segment...Avalon Composite Terrane, Southern New Brunswick, Canada................. S. C. Johnson and M. J. McLeod
Book
features a directory of locations the United States, Canada, and Mexico where minerals and gems have been found...permission of the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Toronto. duction...gem collecting locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It is the work of Russell P. MacFall...the heat makes to winter, when days in some fall. the high collecting in parts of the land. ...itineraries for prospecting in the United States. Canada, and able help on every l^^exico field trip
Report (issue)
accreted to North America, undergoing deformation co-eval with and subsequent to accretion, during events...structural information on the Avalon terrane from Nova Scotia to Boston. Nance advocates a tectonic model for...subductionrelated, calc-alkaline Dedham Granite and co-genetic volcanics between 650 and 600 Ma. The somewhat...during the earliest Paleo¬ zoic. In mainland Nova Scotia, wrench-related Cambrian successions have been...Newfoundland, the Antigonish Highlands of mainland Nova Scotia, and the Caledonia Highlands of south¬ ern New
Report (volume)
Geological Survey, Federal Center, Box 25425, Denver, CO 80225 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication...covering Mesozoic geology in the Maritime Provinces of Canada, the United States Gulf Coast, northwest Africa...Wadesboro (N.C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va...Deerfield (Mass.) Fundy or Minas (Nova Scotia-Canada) Chedabucto (Nova Scotia-Canada) 300 MILES 400 KILOMETERS...Newfoundland and the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island)
Book (volume)
culminate in Harney Peak in southern Pennington Co. At 7,242’ this peak is the highest point in America...the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Pennington Co. measured 42’ long and weighed 90 tons. Also huge...addition, gem Garnets, Quartz crystals, Topaz and Tourmaline add to the fascination of these pegmatites. ...Section, centered in lead and Deadwood in Lawrence Co.; and a Southern Section, covering a somewhat larger...SCOTLAND to WAGNER, regional rd. cuts, breaks, river banks, stream beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses
Book (edition)
Department of Commerce 91; State of Maine 92; Nova Scotia Communications and Information Centre 95; Department...raft through the churning current of the Colorado River; go orienteering in the rolling hills of old Virginia;...home or in other parts of the United States or Canada—a person can go to for a certain vacation activity...directory to each region of the United States and Canada, indicating the outstanding outdoor vacation possibilities...and colleagues throughout the United States and Canada can recommend. You'll find a brief account of each
Book
detail maps 1500+ hunting locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS...a directory of locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico where minerals and gems have been found...~n A I I oll. ?42a>) , MINERALS AND GEMS: A Co/or Treasury for Collectors and Guide to Hunting Locations...Inc. Part Ill copyright © 1975 by Russell P. Mac Fall Photographs and line drawings copyright © 1973 by...sIon of the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Toronto. Designed
Book
simultaneously 111 Canada by Random ment'l.f)', Russian Gem Treasures, later House of Canada Limited, Toronto...loosed from mountain batholiths and washed into river deposits, weathering and erosion can be extremely... a: Potassium-argon z ,_ - - - - -- L -- RIVER SEDIMENT Corbon-14; index fossils RHYOLITIC TUFF...Potassium-argon 0 ..I w ii: u i= w z 13 <( 0 w a: w > w RIVER SEDIMENT "' Rubidium-strontium; index fossils...reliable SCHIST I: x"' ta: <( w u. ·- ------ RIVER SEDIMENT L ___ Rubidium-strontium; index fossils
Report (volume)
provinces of Canada are given in Part I.] Anon anonymous papers, placed at the end of Part I Co. county cos...Bureau Can G S Canada, Geological Survey Can :M Br Canada, Mines Branch Can Pari Canada, Parliament Conn... Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station U P R Co Union Pacific Railroad Company • US Dp lnt United...(F P), 94; Phalen. 08c: Pratt, Olh; US G S, 83; Canada: McLeish, 10, 14 Absaroka folio, Wyo. (no. 52):·Hague...56a American geological science, indebtedness to Canada: Dawson (J W), 87 Antiquity of man: Penck, 09a
York, and published simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. The Discovery Channel...Rocks & minerals: an explore your world handbook. » Co Includes index. ISBN 1-56331-803-2 1. Geology. ...loosed from mountain batholiths and washed into river deposits, weathering and erosion can be extremely...Potassium-argon RIVER SEDIMENT Carbon-! 4; index fossils RHYOLITIC TUFF Potassium-argon RIVER SEDIMENT Rubidium-strontium;...uranium-lead an option, but absolute methods not reliable RIVER SEDIMENT Rubidium-strontium; index fossils BASALTIC
Catalog/List
aluminum silicate CLEAVELANDITE Colorado Gunnison Co. , Brown Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino Co. , Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....silicate of sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine mack prismatic xis imbedded in syenite...natrolite ...... . GRUNERITE Basic iron silicate Canada Heath Lake, Smallwood mine ~e, light brown prismatic...Christmas Dark green cleavages in andesite .......... . Canada Ontario, Verona Nearly pure dark greenish-black
Report (volume)
Publications in Geological Sciences. Berkeley, Calif. Canada Geol. Survey Bull. ; Econ. Geology Ser. ; Geophysics...Geophysics Paper; Mem. ; Paper; Prelim. Ser. Map-Canada Geological Survey Bulletin ; Economic Geology Series;...Review. New York. Geol. Assoc. Canada Proc.-Geological Association of Canada Proceedings. Toronto, Ontario...Council Canada, Assoc. Comm. Soil and Snow .Mechanics Tech. Memo.-National Research Council of Canada, Associate...Managua. Nova Scotia Dept. Mines Ann. Rept.-N ova Scotia Department of .Mines Annual Report. Halifax, Nova
 
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